Prostate Cancer—Health Professional Version
Prostate cancers are often adenocarcinomas. Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia is often present in association with prostatic adenocarcinoma. Find evidence-based information on prostate cancer including treatment, causes and prevention, screening, research, genetics, and statistics.
Prostate Cancer Treatment
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Prostate Cancer Treatment
Get detailed treatment information for newly diagnosed and recurrent prostate cancer in this summary for clinicians.
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Drugs Approved for Prostate Cancer
This page lists cancer drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for prostate cancer. The list includes generic names and brand names.
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Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer
A fact sheet that describes hormone therapy and its role in treating prostate cancer.
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Cryosurgery to Treat Cancer
Learn how cryosurgery works, about the types of cancer and precancers it is used to treat, and the benefits and drawbacks of cryosurgery.
Clinical Trials
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Treatment Clinical Trials for Prostate Cancer
Find a list of prostate cancer treatment clinical trials and use filters to refine the results.
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Prevention Clinical Trials for Prostate Cancer
Find a list of prostate cancer prevention clinical trials and use filters to refine the results.
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Screening Clinical Trials for Prostate Cancer
Find a list of prostate cancer screening clinical trials and use filters to refine the results.
Screening and Prevention
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Prostate Cancer Prevention (PDQ®)
Get detailed information about factors that influence the risk of prostate cancer and research aimed at preventing it in this clinician summary.
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Prostate Cancer Screening (PDQ®)
Get detailed information about prostate cancer screening, including potential benefits and harms, in this summary for clinicians.
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Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
Learn what a PSA test is, plus the limitations and potential harms of the test when used to screen for prostate cancer.
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Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements (PDQ®)
Read about the history of research, laboratory, and human studies on various prostate supplements, such as calcium, green tea, lycopene, pomegranate, selenium, soy, and vitamin E in this expert-reviewed summary.
Genetics
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Genetics of Prostate Cancer (PDQ®)
Learn about the hereditary prostate cancer genes, genetic testing, and clinical management in this expert-reviewed summary.
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BRCA1 and BRCA2: Cancer Risks and Management (PDQ®)
This summary contains information about the cancer risks associated with BRCA1/BRCA2, screening, risk-reduction, treatment, and prognosis.
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Cancer Genetics Risk Assessment and Counseling (PDQ®)
Get more information including the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic testing in this summary for clinicians.
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Cancer Genetics Overview (PDQ®)
Get information about genetic counseling, familial cancer syndromes, genomic sequencing, germline and somatic testing, ethical and legal issues and more in this summary for clinicians.
